Chapter 8: Bodily Metamorphosis

  Ma Tong walked out of the Vienna property gate with his head down and a depressed look on his face, heading towards where he had parked his electric car.

  "Huh? Where's my car?"

  The place where the car was originally parked is empty, and there is no trace of an electric vehicle.

  That broken-down electric bike of mine is actually attractive to some thieves?!

  What is called a roof leak encountering continuous rain at night, and a boat leak meeting a headwind? Ma Tong felt that he was simply the living embodiment of these two unlucky phrases!

  Damn it! This is outrageous! Ma Tong felt a surge of anger with nowhere to vent, and he kicked the trash can beside him.

  "Bang~~~~~!"

  The metal trash can was kicked flying three or four meters away by Ma Tong's foot, and it flipped over before landing in the flower bed by the side of the road.

  Ma Tong's eyes almost popped out, he looked around and found no one was paying attention, turned around and ran away.

  This run, Ma Tong was stunned again. The scene around him was like a fast-motion shot in the movie, rushing backwards! When Ma Tong stopped his car in shock, he almost crashed into an electric pole!

  "What's going on with me? Have I turned into Superman? Ma Tong looked at his body in shock and confusion: Everything seems normal, no Incredible Hulk transformation?"

  That night when something happened in the warehouse, Ma Tong broke out in a cold sweat: Had he encountered some kind of supernatural event? Was he possessed by a ghost?

  Just as Matou was nervous, his phone rang: "If one day I forget myself, please keep me in that time. If one day I quietly leave, please bury me in this spring..."

  Ma Tong took out his mobile phone and took a look, it was an unfamiliar number. Could it be the company he had just interviewed with? That's too fast, right? Thinking so, Ma Tong picked up the phone: "Hello, who is this?"

  "Hello, may I ask if you are Mr. Ma Tong?" The voice on the phone was a woman's, clear and mellow, making people feel comfortable listening to it, with a hint of familiarity.

  "Could it be an acquaintance?" Ma Tong asked in puzzlement: "Yes, I am Ma Tong, who are you?"

  The woman's voice on the other end of the phone became much more serious: "Oh, yes, Mr. Ma Tong, you didn't hand in a bank card to the bank yesterday, did you? I'm the owner who lost it, and I'd like to invite you to lunch today to express my gratitude. Is that convenient for you?"

  Was it a chance encounter? Ma Tong was slightly excited, but he told himself to remain calm and calmly said: "It's convenient! However, having this phone call is enough, no need to thank me!"

  The person opposite, however, was very insistent: "That won't do. A good man like Mr. Ma who is as honest as a child is really too hard to come by these days. I must personally express my gratitude to you! So it's settled then. 12:20 pm at the Tianfeng Pavilion in the Lingyun International Building, third floor, Lingyun Restaurant. Do you know the place?"

  "I know, I'll definitely be on time!" Ma Tong said to himself, "How could I not know? The Lingyun International Building is the headquarters of the Ling Enterprise Group, and the Lingyun Restaurant is the top Chinese restaurant in Xihua City. The things here are expensive enough to scare people to death. This girl really has money, but then again, who can casually leave a card with a balance of 870,000 just lying around an ATM?"

  "Alright then, I still have things to attend to. Just report your name when you arrive at the place and I'll make arrangements with the restaurant beforehand! See you!"

  The phone hung up for half a day, and Ma Tong still hadn't reacted. He stared at his phone for a while, then smiled wryly: he shouldn't think too much about it, the other person just wanted to express their gratitude. Even if you couldn't see the other person's face from their voice, the temperament that came through in their tone was not something someone like him deserved!

  What's more, I'm now being possessed by some unknown thing?

  But even so, Ma Tong was still very happy in his heart. After all, in the entire Xihua City, being able to have a meal at the Lingyun Hotel was a very prestigious thing!

  He glanced at his watch and saw that it was still early for 12:20, so Ma Tong bought another copy of the Frontline Recruitment newspaper from a newsstand and sat down on the side of the road to flip through it.

  Just then, his cell phone rang again. Ma Tong took a look and saw that it was Lv Dahai, so he picked up: "Dahai, are you on your way to work?"

  The big boss Lyu on the opposite side said: "Yeah, what about you? What are you doing? Are you up yet?"

  "I'm already up and about, I've even gone for a job interview at a company!"

  "Hey, you're quite diligent, but don't be too busy, I have a war buddy who is the security manager at Hongcheng Group, and I've already told him about your situation. He's very welcoming and wants you to start work tomorrow!" Lu Dahai's mood was clearly not bad.

  But as soon as Ma Tong heard the four words "Hong Cheng Group", his face suddenly sank, and even his tone of voice became as cold as the seawater in the Arctic Ocean: "Not going!"

  "Why not go? That Hongcheng is also a big group, the security guard earns 2,200 yuan a month, which is higher than our company. Such a good thing is not easy to find!" Lü Dahai on the other end of the phone was anxious, he was afraid that his brother would be foolish and not go.

  "Even if it's 22,000, still two words: not going!"

  "Hey, this kid is really stupid! Lü Dahai was a bit confused: "Do you have a grudge against money? Even if you don't go, you should at least tell me why. I still owe my comrade-in-arms a meal because of your business!"

  "You may have forgotten, but I will never forget!" Ma Tong's eyes had an unerasable hatred: "You forgot that ten years ago, the Hongcheng Group forcibly demolished our house and caused my father to die of a heart attack?"

  On the other end of the phone, Lü Dahai fell silent for a long time before saying apologetically, "Sorry Tongzi, I really forgot about the dry dad thing!"

  "It's okay, this can't be blamed on you, it's been so many years!"

  "Alright, don't worry about work for now, I'll ask around again and hang up!" Lü Dahai knew that Ma Tong was definitely in a bad mood at the moment, so he quickly hung up the phone.

  The tragic event of many years ago was mentioned again, and Matou was a little distracted for a moment: A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, but now it's already the tenth year!

  It wasn't until the phone in his hand "cracked" into pieces that he came back to himself.

  My goodness! My new phone!

  Ma Tong was a little tearful: what's wrong with himself? Has he really become a superman? If he doesn't pay attention, how many things will he destroy? If it's always like this, then so be it. In the future, even if he can't do anything else, he can still go to construction sites and carry sacks or fight, but what if in two days he returns to normal again? Won't his phone have been destroyed for nothing?

  At 12:10, Ma Tong arrived at the Lingyun International Building with a new mobile phone and took the elevator to the third floor. He found the Lingyun Grand Restaurant, where two hostesses wearing red cheongsam dresses stood at the entrance. Their figures and looks were good enough to be professional models, leaving Ma Tong speechless: Wow, wow, wow, it's indeed worthy of being a top-notch restaurant in Xihua City, even the hostesses are of such high quality.

  "Hello, sir!" A hostess bowed slightly and asked respectfully: "Do you have a reservation?"

  "Yes, yes, yes! My name is Ma Tong!"

  "Are you Mr. Ma? The guest of Tianfeng Pavilion?" The receptionist looked at Ma Tong with a puzzled expression, to be honest, Ma Tong's outfit today was not very good, the T-shirt, jeans and leather shoes were all old things from three or four years ago, completely out of touch with fashion trends, plus Ma Tong rushed out in the morning and forgot to shave his beard, now he didn't look too good.

  Ma Tong, who had always been particular about his dignity, was already in a bad mood after being interviewed in Vienna this morning. Adding to that the mention of Hong Cheng Group just now made him even more upset. He glared at the receptionist and said, "Don't you believe me? Do you want to check my ID?"

  The hostess was suddenly frightened by Ma Tong's glare, her face turned pale and she couldn't speak. Because in that instant, she saw a flash of strange golden light in Ma Tong's eyes!

  Another usherette standing beside her hastily said: "No need, no need, Mr. Ma, this way please!"

  Ma Tong was finally satisfied and withdrew his gaze, following behind the welcoming lady to walk into the restaurant.

  Until Ma Tong turned the corner, the welcoming lady who was scared silly earlier finally came to her senses, patted her chest and whispered: "I don't know what kind of guest the boss is inviting this time, but his eyes are really scary. Did I just see things?"